Welcome to Mrs. Lancaster's Algebra I Page! GENERAL INFORMATION Textbook: Algebra I (McGraw-Hill, et al, 2005). This is to be covered and left at home unless otherwise directed!
Evaluation: Your math grade will be determined in the following way: ~ Tests/Projects: 40% ~ Classwork: 30% ~ Quizzes: 20% ~ Homework: 10% Grades will be updated weekly using the Pinnacle online grading program.
Class expectations:
Students are to try their best, in and out of class, to master the curriculum. Your attitude, not your aptitude, best determines your altitude!
Students are to do their own work. (A parent/guardian will be notified in the case of any failure to meet this expectation.)
Character Counts! Students are to demonstrate trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship at all times!
Students are to notify me when they have a concern about their learning, my teaching, or any aspect of class which may be preventing them from achieving their potential.
Failure to follow the classroom and/or school rules will result in one or more of the following consequences: verbal warning, student/teacher conference after class and completing a T.O.S. slip, parent/guardian contact, after-school detention, and/or office referral.
QUIZZES/TESTS/CRES:
Quizzes will be given periodically throughout each unit. The material covered will follow from homework and classwork assignments. Therefore, if you do not complete your homework, you are not likely to pass the quizzes.
Tests will be given at the end of each unit and will be announced at least 3 days before. Tests must be signed by a parent and returned to the teacher. Tests not returned will be followed up with a phone call home.
Frederick County CRES Assessments are given in January and May/June. Assessment scores should reflect student mastery of the material presented. They will be used for placement recommendations for high school. The average of the CRES tests will be reported on your year-end report card. An average of a 60% is required to get high school credit for this class.
HOMEWORK POLICY:
You can expect math homework about 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs).
Homework will be checked the day after it is assigned. I will be checking homework for completeness. If all of the assignment is complete, you receive 3 points. If most of the assignment is complete, or it is one day late, you receive 2 points. If only part of the assignment is complete or it is two days late, you receive 1 point. I will NOT accept homework after two days!!
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out the homework assignment and make up the homework assignment within 2 days.
SYLLABUS
SEMESTER 1
Unit 1: The Language of Algebra (Sections 1.1-1.6)
Writing Expressions and Equations from Words/symbols
Algebra Vocabulary
Order of Operations
Distributive Property
Unit2: Real Numbers and Matrices (Sections 2.1-2.4, 13.2)
Number Line
Rational Number Operations
Matrix Operations
Unit 3: Solving Linear Equations (Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.8, 6.5)
One-, Two-, and Multi-Step Equations
Combining Like Terms
Equations to Model Real Life
Literal Equations
Absolute Value Equations
Defining and Solving Ratios and Proportions
Unit 4: Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable (Sections 6.1-6.4)
Graphing Inequalities on the number line
Solving simple one variable inequalities
Solve and graph compound inequalities
Unit 5: Graph Interpretation, Functions, Patterns, and Multiple Representations (Sections 1.8, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 10.7)
Recognizing and Continuing Linear, Simple Quadratic, Simple Cubic, Arithmetic, and Geometric Patterns
Numeric, Graphical, Algebraic, Symbolic, and Geometrical Representation of patterns
Find and Write Expression for the nth term from a table or graph
Understanding Relations
Create Patterns from Real World Problems
Defining Functions and Function Notation
Evaluating Functions for a given value
Maximums, Minimums, Zeroes, Continuity
Function Behavior
Unit 6: Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables (Sections 4.1, 4.5, 5.1, 5.3, 6.6)
Graph lines from an equation, table of values, intercepts, and slope and y-intercept
Graph given a point and slope
Slope
Graphing linear inequalities in two variables
SEMESTER 2
Unit 7: Writing Linear Equations/Line of Best Fit (Sections 5.3-5.7)
Find equation given Point and Slope, Two Points, and Graph
Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Scatter plots, Correlation, and Line of Best Fit
Unit 8: Linear Systems/Systems of Linear Inequalities (Sections 7.1-7.5)
Definition of System
Solutions (None, One, Infinite)
Solving Systems Using Graphing, Substitution, and Elimination
Set-up and solve Real world problems
Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities
Unit 9: Data Analysis (Sections 1.9, 2.5, 13.3-13.5)
Find Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of a data set.
Determine the best measure of central tendency
Analyze and Graph Box-and-Whisker, Line, and Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Describe variation: range, interquartile range
Find missing piece of data given the mean
Use and misuse of statistics
Unit 10: Probability (Sections 2.6, 14.1, 14.3)
Simple Probability
Compound Probability
Unit 11: Experimental Design (Sections 13.1, 14.5)
Experimental Design using spinners, number cubes, coins, random number tables and other manipulatives
Sampling and bias
Simple random sampling
Theoretical vs. Experimental
Unit 12: Powers and Exponents (Sections 8.1-8.3)
Operations with exponents
Properties of exponents
Scientific notation
Unit 13: Polynomials and Factoring (Sections 8.4-8.7, 9.1-9.3)
Adding and subtracting polynomials
Multiplying polynomials
Find and factor the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
Factor polynomials
Solve quadratic equations
Unit 14: Simplifying Radicals (Sections 11.1, 11.2)
Simplify radical expressions
Add, subtract, and multiply radical expressions
Important Dates January: CRES #1 (covers Units 1-6) May 23, 2012: Algebra High School Assessment (covers Units 1-11) June: CRES #2 (covers Units 7-14)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Textbook:
Algebra I (McGraw-Hill, et al, 2005). This is to be covered and left at home unless otherwise directed!
Supplies needed Daily:
Sharpened #2 pencils, Folder/1-inch 3-ring binder, Notebook paper, Agenda
Optional Supplies: Graphing Calculator, Ruler, Colored Pencils, Markers, Scissors, Glue Stick
Evaluation:
Your math grade will be determined in the following way:
~ Tests/Projects: 40%
~ Classwork: 30%
~ Quizzes: 20%
~ Homework: 10%
Grades will be updated weekly using the Pinnacle online grading program.
Class expectations:
- Students are to try their best, in and out of class, to master the curriculum. Your attitude, not your aptitude, best determines your altitude!
- Students are to do their own work. (A parent/guardian will be notified in the case of any failure to meet this expectation.)
- Character Counts! Students are to demonstrate trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship at all times!
- Students are to notify me when they have a concern about their learning, my teaching, or any aspect of class which may be preventing them from achieving their potential.
Failure to follow the classroom and/or school rules will result in one or more of the following consequences: verbal warning, student/teacher conference after class and completing a T.O.S. slip, parent/guardian contact, after-school detention, and/or office referral.QUIZZES/TESTS/CRES:
HOMEWORK POLICY:
SYLLABUS
SEMESTER 1
Unit 1: The Language of Algebra (Sections 1.1-1.6)Unit 2: Real Numbers and Matrices (Sections 2.1-2.4, 13.2)
Unit 3: Solving Linear Equations (Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.8, 6.5)
Unit 4: Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable (Sections 6.1-6.4)
Unit 5: Graph Interpretation, Functions, Patterns, and Multiple Representations (Sections 1.8, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 10.7)
Unit 6: Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables (Sections 4.1, 4.5, 5.1, 5.3, 6.6)
SEMESTER 2
Unit 7: Writing Linear Equations/Line of Best Fit (Sections 5.3-5.7)Unit 8: Linear Systems/Systems of Linear Inequalities (Sections 7.1-7.5)
Unit 9: Data Analysis (Sections 1.9, 2.5, 13.3-13.5)
Unit 10: Probability (Sections 2.6, 14.1, 14.3)
Unit 11: Experimental Design (Sections 13.1, 14.5)
Unit 12: Powers and Exponents (Sections 8.1-8.3)
Unit 13: Polynomials and Factoring (Sections 8.4-8.7, 9.1-9.3)
Unit 14: Simplifying Radicals (Sections 11.1, 11.2)
Important Dates
January: CRES #1 (covers Units 1-6)
May 23, 2012: Algebra High School Assessment (covers Units 1-11)
June: CRES #2 (covers Units 7-14)